Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Yesterday’s gusty North easterlies kicked up some wind swell. It’s only managing 2-3 foot at easterly exposed beaches though… Interval between waves is short, creating really weak conditions suitable for the power groms – and not much else (wind chop). Winds are still northerly this morning and will howl north east later on today. Sensational […]

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Friday, August 26, 2005

Swell has settled in nicely producing more rideable waves this morning (4 foot). It’s slightly smaller than yesterday, yet cleaner and lining up better. The banks at Bondi are patchy, so the best bet is to go for a drive and find a south facing beach with banks or a chunk of reef. Weekend looks […]

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Thursday, August 25, 2005

Bondi 7am – meaty 4-5 foot, multiple peaks, bit shiftyHola. Our generous ESE swell continues today. Sets around 5 foot at Bondi, some bigger. Still looks very shifty to me. Peak here, peak there…closeout here there. Bit of a lucky dip really. If a pocket protrudes… belt it before the inevitable Bondi fattness. About 60 […]

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

We’ve got size but not quality. Swell seems somewhat confused this morning…bits and pieces flying in from all around. Loads of crew taking off and stackin’ it after being bucked off. Swells are close together…so I would let it settle for a while. Wave height – head high +, Low tide 5:30am, High tide 11:44am, […]

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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Bondi 6:35am – 3-4 footers, fattie out the backWe’re back in action…swells kicked up overnight and south facing beaches will be lighting of with this fresh batch (well compared to yesterday’s flatness). It will continue to increase in size today and get up around 5-6 foot later tonight. Winds are currently frosty offshores (SW) around […]

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Monday, August 22, 2005

Today is a day to be working…hard…(its flat as it gets – currently unsurfable). Try and squeeze in a weeks work in today if can. (For someone like Wal that will only take around 1 hour) Reason being – it’s a great week for surfing (despite what you see at the mo). About time I […]

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Friday, August 19, 2005

Nothing to surf today. Great sunrise which I think I caught the tail end of. Put the boards away for the next 3 days. Can’t see any swell until next Tuesday. It is going to be 25 degrees today though, summer is coming. Light to moderate north to northwest winds freshening a little during the […]

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Thursday, August 18, 2005

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Yeah there’s a little bump rockin’ into the bay – a small one, like knee to waist high. Lines are broken and wonky, in need of some power, but you can get the odd one in the middle worth a splash. It will drop off this afternoon with north east winds expected. Swell is coming […]

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

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Monday, August 15, 2005

After 3 days of decent waves… its now dropping off rapidly. I would reckon the odd chest high set out at Bondi (7am) will be the best wave you’ll see for most of this week. If you didn’t get a chance to sneak one in this morning – those boards will remain in the garage […]

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Fridee, August 12, 2005

Bondi 7am – head high sets, manky banksWe’re back on…aaaiiiiii. Bondee has picked up overnight now holding head high sets. Two distinctive peaks, right in the south and left in the middle. Banks are pretty average, not really supporting any quality. Fine sunny day. Moderate south to southwest winds…chilly 17 degrees. Damn cold last night. […]

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Thursday, August 11, 2005

Bondi 7am – ankle to knee high, weak Yeeeaah…but naaa…Swell has come up today – a whole 12 inches. So instead of flatness, we’ve got little ripples. Forget surfing – hit the snow. How cold is it? This chunk of air from Antarctica is freezing our corner of Australia. Victoria has some of the heaviest […]

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Bondi 6:50am – pancakarellaBad News :: Swell has done a runner and left us with zip. Bondi was pretty much flat with dribbly bits�in the southern corner. 4 very keen surfers waiting in optimism for the freaky sets…wakeboarding is the better option today. Hide tide�11:30am, low tide 5:21pm, Fresh northwest winds turning colder, westerly in […]

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Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Bondi 7am – waist to shoulder high, crowdedDeterioration in swell size overnight is now only managing to produce waves around waist to shoulder high down at Bondi. The southern bank was grid lock with big numbers sniffin’ the odd sucking right – mostly closeouts. A morning of sunshine, cold sand and chilly waters. Max 20 […]

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Monday, August 08, 2005

Bondi 7am – head high, occasionally bigger sets, offshore windsFew waves to be found this morning at south facing magnets. Bondi had a few sets over head high. Inconsistent banks degraded decent peaks into fatness. A right in the southern corner was partially working,not much more than a take off and one turn wonder in […]

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Friday, August 05, 2005

North Narra 7am, shoulder high sets, bit messy but very beltableDamn know when it’s snowing up there on dem mountains…brrr.brrr. The early SW offshore today cuts straight through you like a chilly knife. Trigger finger nearly fell off. Still sunny, but only max 16 today. Swell has come up as predicted and you’ll score waves […]

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Thursday, August 04, 2005

Palm Beach 6:30am – waist high, messyRocked up, boards in the car, anticipation that the overnight weather change has promoted some swell activity (even just a little). Its been a while, boards itchn’…no such luck…a warm NW wind was blowing this morning (which will howl later today) and manky E/SE micro swell. Palmy had waves […]

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Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Bondi 7am … near flat…Our little flat patch continues to today. Yawn. It’s really lacking today. Bureau of Meteorology are forecasting a south change tomorrow with fresh winds which will generate some swell for us. Yeeoow. About time. Thursday arvo it will pick up. Some decent south swell on Friday and Saturday this week so […]

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Bondi 6:40am – waist high, weak and cleanThe swell did come up a little overnight…not enough though. The south end of Bondee had a few waist high fat waves on offer. 5 guys out (mostly groms)… not much happening today…unless you are the 50 kilo, 15 year old Perth super grom who revels in these […]

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Monday, August 01, 2005

Absolutely micro conditions this morning. Pretty much flat. You’ll struggle to find anything surfable. Perfect morning – sunshine, no wind, glassy conditions. The weather at the moment is incredible – this is winter? Max 21 degrees, Light northwest to northeast winds. High tide 5:50am, low tide 11:10am. Late today we are expecting an increase in […]

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